From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Heime Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Working with buffers in frames Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:32:44 +0000 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="18481"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" To: Heime via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Mon Sep 30 14:33:30 2024 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1svFaj-0004dh-TA for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Mon, 30 Sep 2024 14:33:29 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1svFaG-00079c-UV; Mon, 30 Sep 2024 08:33:00 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1svFaB-0006nx-VE for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 30 Sep 2024 08:32:56 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-4319.protonmail.ch ([185.70.43.19]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1svFa9-0003xZ-Kn for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 30 Sep 2024 08:32:55 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=protonmail.com; s=protonmail3; t=1727699570; x=1727958770; bh=gLKuKYAME0u398D7CJd3RxXF0ztdDVh73HPdMCimbWY=; h=Date:To:From:Subject:Message-ID:Feedback-ID:From:To:Cc:Date: Subject:Reply-To:Feedback-ID:Message-ID:BIMI-Selector; b=LJ+hyTjpnc7GkcelYHaMDyG1/rGkVzqXDHbBsvFdxvDx40VEiJX/vf5BzaALYZFA2 2OG6fkLTQFLJ25sbo/qvrFVFviQK3HpuHXq7GSRZx1bvuLj1f9r/A5+oqLjY59dPfh mDPQgctXDMAi6J0QYvtvepUCjISxhAhxF0dRIY2dpMZn/HST/eOcJsr52gpd6MZQqP Yz+47pnCL4hOpdyQFCc5MRzMU3GvbomrYTaZpC9vB654k+CGv5KzZWVFeleTBAhv+/ 9JsaydkaFmdZAAt1Ri7Ob9T7lHiA1RoVcHINONqXynXKT0Bx+yTZj47yGOfaPbyB1M q+s73wveeT14w== Feedback-ID: 57735886:user:proton X-Pm-Message-ID: a3646f23823d4ebddf13f9cd56c2784b55634fd9 Received-SPF: pass client-ip=185.70.43.19; envelope-from=heimeborgia@protonmail.com; helo=mail-4319.protonmail.ch X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H4=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_RPBL_BLOCKED=0.001, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_SAFE_BLOCKED=0.001, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:148111 Archived-At: After inserting some text, text properties and possibly some buttons in a= =20 named buffer, I want this to be contained in some dedicated frame that is separate from the current working frame. For instance, consider the following function=20 (defun quest-background-colour-chart-b (hex-colours &optional bfrn) "Display background colors for a given list of HEX-COLOURS in a new buffe= r." (interactive) (let* ( (colours hex-colours) (bfname (or bfrn "Quest Colours")) (dbuffer (get-buffer-create (concat "=F0=92=86=B3 " bfname)))) (with-current-buffer dbuffer (erase-buffer) ;; Set background colour for buffer (face-remap-add-relative 'default :background "blue") (insert "\n") (dolist (hex colours) (let* ( (hex-text (format " %s " hex)) (text (format "Colour: %s\n" hex)) (hex-pt (point)) ) (insert hex-text) (add-text-properties hex-pt (point) `(face (:foreground "white"))) (let ( (text-pt (point)) ) (insert text) (add-text-properties text-pt (point) `(face (:background ,hex :foreground "black")))))) (goto-char (point-min))) (switch-to-buffer dbuffer))) Instead of the common switch-to-buffer I have begun calling=20 the following, to handle the buffer in the frame quest-frame. (select-frame-set-input-focus quest-frame) (set-window-buffer (frame-selected-window quest-frame) dbuffer))) Still, one do not necessarily need to use select-frame-set-input-focus or= =20 set-window-buffer directly. Because Emacs provides built-in functions like= =20 pop-to-buffer, display-buffer, and switch-to-buffer, which can handle displ= aying=20 buffers in different frames.=20 display-buffer is the most flexible function for displaying a buffer. It c= an be used to specify rules for how and where to display the buffer, including= =20 creating new frames. The same can be said of pop-to-buffer. But for switch-to-buffer you'd have= =20 to manually switch to the frame first, then use switch-to-buffer to show th= e=20 buffer in that frame. view-buffer is similar to switch-to-buffer, but inte= nded=20 for read-only viewing of a buffer. I would value some practical advice, examples, and useful approaches and ta= keaways if one wants to display buffers in dedicated frames.=20